Energizer
A statewide newsletter for Citizens of Georgia Power and Company Management
March 2012
State President’s
Message
Lighting Up Lives Awards
Ashley Koby
We are off to a very impressive start to 2012. Several
of the members of the state board have had the
opportunity to get out and visit chapters across the
state. It’s impressive to see the amount of effort and
focus that’s going into developing plans and events
for 2012. I’ve attended several membership drives
and it’s nice to see the energy level and new people
bringing new ideas to the organization.
I’d encourage you to continue putting plans together
for the year and getting those plans on our member’s
and management’s calendars. The more advanced
planning we are able to do, the better participation
seems to be.
I’m very excited about our “Lighting Up Lives” awards.
We had some great nominations and as you can see
several chapters have already had some large events
and are touching lives across the state. I think the
way we are doing these awards this year will get
chapters more recognition and also inform
management more on what we are doing.
Congratulations to the winners for the first quarter.
Four times during the year, we will recognize chapters
chosen by the State Board for doing a GREAT job with
projects, fundraising, membership drives, inputting
information into CHARITY and CARES, and
exemplifying what it means to be “A Citizen Wherever
We Serve.” Nominations come from local management,
state board members, and information submitted for the
monthly Energizer. Chosen by the State Board for
the first quarter and receiving $500 each are:
Clayton
Heart of GA/Macon
Jefferson Street
Plant Yates
How are we doing toward
our Service Hour Goal?
70,000
If you have any issues, concerns, or questions,
please don’t hesitate to call myself, your local chapter
officer, or the state office. We are here to help.
Thanks for all the hard work that you have already put
into 2012!
8,400
Valentine’s Day Projects for Augusta
•Tifton’s Cruisin’ for a Cure Motorcycle Ride is April 14
•Valdosta’s 2nd annual tennis tournament is April 21
•Northwest Mountain’s Clay Shoot to benefit Susan G.
Komen 3 Day is April 21
•Plant Branch Charity Golf Tournament is April 23.
•Columbus Fishing Tournament is April 28.
•4th Annual East Georgia Golf Classic sponsored by
Augusta, Thomson, Waynesboro and Plant Vogtle is April
30.
Augusta Chapter members held a bake sale to raise
money for the Relay For Life team. The sale was able
to make $479.
•Forest Park’s 10th Annual Charity Golf Tournament is
May 4.
•Metro South Fishing Tournament is May 5.
•Metro South & Forestry and Right-of-Way 4th Annual
Georgia Power Clays to benefit Electric Kids is Friday,
May 11.
Linda Goble
with resident
of the
Golden Living
Center
•Heart of Georgia Golf Tournament is May 18.
•Metro South’s Golf Tournament is June 8.
•Past State Presidents’ Luncheon is July 27.
Members also delivered homemade goody bags to
residents at a local assisted living facility.
•North Fulton’s 2nd Annual Kylan Warren Golf
Tournament is August 27.
•Gwinnett’s Mary Ann Manley Electric Kids Golf
tournament is October 3.
•Annual Meeting is November 10 in Macon.
National Volunteer Week
April 15-21, 2012
Thank you for all you do to make volunteering
a success and bringing truth to the statement
“A Citizen Wherever We Serve”.
Twenty-one members of Metro Atlanta chapters worked
the telephones on Sunday evening, March 4, 4:30 –
10:00 p.m. for GPB’s membership drive. State President
Ashley Koby was interviewed on the air about Citizens of
Georgia Power. The group received great publicity and
much thanks for their support of GPB. Tosha Morell,
Metro South President, chaired the event.
Did you know that the Women of Georgia Power
set a Guinness World Record?
Above – Past State Presidents Margaret Logan, Roberta Bearss, and Mary Ann Beckham
The Quarter Challenge was by far the most unusual fund-raising event ever tackled by Women of Georgia
Power. Chapters in the state participated in raising $15,600 for the Kidney Foundation. March 16, 1985 over
100 volunteers gathered in Central City Park in Atlanta to lay 688,000 quarters in a line over 10 miles long to set
a new Guinness World Record. A vacuum was used to collect the coins through a 100’ hose to an armored
vehicle. Later in Aug., the Women of Georgia Power received the National Kidney Foundation’s Public Relations
Award. Margaret Logan was State President at this time.
Plant Yates Raising Funds for March of Dimes Team
Hot Dog Luncheon
On February 15
Pinto Bean Luncheon
On February 22
The Plant Yates Chapter held a
Hot Dog Luncheon on Feb. 15.
The event was a great success
and raised $240
for the team!
The Plant Yates Chapter held a
Pinto Bean Luncheon on Feb. 22 to
raise funds for their March of Dimes
team. Members baked and donated
delicious cakes for dessert. The
event raised $320
Charlie Brown and Barry Long
Ken Yearta cooks cornbread
Rome’s Burwell Creek Project
The NW Green Team, along with the NW Citizen’s of
Georgia Power members, had a VERY successful day
on Wednesday, March 7, with the 5 Star Grant to restore
the banks of the Burwell Creek in Rome. This effort, in
coordination with “Keep Rome-Floyd Beautiful”, is a
Work-In-Progress Project, approved by the Federal
Government, and supported by Southern Company.
The entire project is focused on sustaining and recreating the banks of Rome’s Burwell Creek, just before
it enters into the Oostanaula River. Special thanks to
the 11 NW Region employees that volunteered their
time (Haley McConkey, Vickie Adcock, Brandi
Montgomery, Tim Turner, Viola Ibarra, Sherri Hooper,
Beth Head, April Hale, Carrly Lovvorn, Ginger Whitfield
and Jeff Gilbert).
Metro South Participates in
Celebrity Read Program in honor
Of Dr. Seuss Week
Deanne Elliott and Tosha Morell participated in the
Celebrity Read program in honor of Dr. Seuss Week at
elementary schools on March 3. Deanne read to students
in Clayton County at Anderson Elementary School, and
Tosha read to students from Clayton County at Rivers
Edge Elementary School. Tosha and Deanne represented
Georgia Power and Metro South Citizens very well to our
youth and community.
Tosha Morell with
Thing 2
Deanne Elliott
Relay For Life
Events Are Coming
Up – Join Your Local
Team on this Great
State Project
Relay For Life is a life-changing event that helps
communities across the globe celebrate the lives of
people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones
lost, and fight back against the disease.
•Overnight relay-style event
•Teams of people camp out around a track
•Members of each team take turns walking around the
track for the duration of the event
•Food, games and activities provide entertainment and
fundraising opportunities
•Family-friendly environment
Because it’s a Relay, you’re not required to be there the
entire time…but it’s so much fun, you’ll probably find it
hard to leave! Contact your local chapter to learn more
about an event in your area.
Dublin Chapter’s Valentine Project
The Dublin Chapter prepared Valentine’s Day gift bags for
the staff members and patients at the Lighthouse Adult
Daycare. Twelve members took a little time out of their
day to deliver the gift bags and “light up” lives.
Carrollton Chapter Supports
Carroll County Foster Children
Laura Miller (left) and Chapter President Melissa Fuller
(right) present $200 in gift cards to Amanda Camp of
Carroll County Foster Children.
Columbus Supports Girls, Inc.
Over 20 members of Columbus’s Chapter of the
Citizen’s and the Columbus Ambassadors partnered
to prepare a spaghetti dinner for the Girls, Inc.
annual Mother Daughter Sweetheart Ball on
February 13. The Citizens and Ambassadors
prepared and served hundreds of kids, families and
friends tasty homemade spaghetti, salad and garlic
bread. This is a great event that provides a forum
for the girls to display their many talents through
participation in a beauty pageant and talent
show. The Columbus chapter and Ambassadors
have been a part of this event for nearly 30 years
and it seems to get better and better every
year. Special thanks to Terry Ellis, Velma Bright
and Sabra Zautke for their efforts heading this
event.
General Office Cooks and Serves
Dinner for Hope Lodge Residents
Metro South Membership Drives
The Metro South Chapter is into the full swing of their
annual membership appreciation and drive. Their
ambitious schedule to take the event to all employees in the
region has the following planned:
•March 6 – pancake breakfast at Noah’s Ark Operating
Members of the General Office Chapter cooked and
served dinner to forty cancer patients and their caregivers
February 16.
Hope Lodge provides housing for cancer patients while
receiving treatment. A caregiver is also allowed to stay
with the patient. The facility offers many of the comforts
of home, but the true magic of the Hope Lodge is the
inviting atmosphere. Other guests, facing similar
circumstances, rally around each other, offering strength
and support. The volunteers and staff, many of whom
are cancer survivors, strive to create an environment
where guests can relax and concentrate on getting well.
•March 8 – hot dog lunch at Old National office
•March 13 – pancake breakfast at Oakley Operating
•March 15 – pancake breakfast at Newnan Operating
•March 22 – hot dog lunch at Smith Street office
The patients and caregivers really enjoy the dinners
provided by different groups. Both General Office and
H L Thomas Chapters provide four to five meals each
year.
Scenes from the Noah’s Ark pancake breakfast
Scene from Old National hot dog luncheon
Mission Statement
Through personal touch and a caring
attitude, we support our employees, their
families, and our communities
in time of need such that we are
"A Citizen Wherever We Serve."
Forest Park Chapter Holds
“Varsity” Membership Luncheon
A Varsity lunch
was served to
employees at
Forest Park on
February 23 as
part of their
membership
drive.
There was a
table set up
for renewing
and new
members. The
chapter has
150 members
at present.
Forest Park Chapter Continues Their
Weekly Deliveries of Food to Shelters
Jefferson Street and General Office
Partner For
Atlanta Community Food Bank’s
March 11 Hunger Walk
There were twenty-three members of General Office
and Jefferson Street Chapters who joined to form a
team for the Annual Hunger Walk to benefit
Community Food Bank. The team raised $1820!
Jefferson Street Chapter representatives (left to right)
Chuck Jackson, Lauren Rosenberg, Louisa Rosenberg,
Harrison Rosenberg, and Billie Jo Driggers.
Plant Yates Donates Items To
Newnan’s Community Welcome Home
Plant Yates Chapter decided to use $200 of the money
earned on their Valentine Basket Fundraiser to purchase
Much needed items to the Community Welcome Home in
Newnan. The items were delivered on March 7.
Shown above with the weekly produce deliveries for the
shelters are Aristotle Savage, and chapter co-presidents
Terry Bloodworth and Brion Leshok. The group donates
600-900 lbs per week.
Valdosta Chapter Is Selling Tickets for
2012 Wild Adventures Theme Park
Discount tickets to Wild Adventures Theme Park
Two Day Tickets are $40.00 (regularly $49.21)
Regular Season Passes are $71.54 (save $3.35)
Gold Passes with parking are $92.94 (save $3.35)
Please send checks made payable to Citizens of
Georgia Power to Krista Pierce at Bin 77011.
Please include number of tickets needed and a Bin
number. We will send tickets to a home address,
but to do so you must include a self addressed,
stamped envelope.
For more information, please email Krista at
klpierce@southernco.com